On Tuesday April 23rd, I had the opportunity to attend the “Urgency of Now” Fundraiser, for the Latiq Agard Foundation in New York City at XVI Lounge. The mission of the Agard is to provide mentors to adolescent males who need caring adult role models who can help expand their horizon, realize their potential and [...]
CONTINUE READINGI was born and raised in Harlem, right around the corner from Marcus Garvey Park. I remember beautiful summer nights in front of my stoop that occasionally included gunshots from fights near by. For all too long, I took this type of violence as a simple part of my reality—a part of HARLEM. It wasn’t [...]
CONTINUE READINGIt was first revealed several weeks ago that, Hip-Hop mogul and manager of the highly popular group Outkast, Michael “Blue” Williams was attempting to launch a gun buyback program in collaboration with the City, NYPD, other hip-hop entertainers and celebs. Well it’s finally good to see, hear, and know that he is successfully moving forward [...]
CONTINUE READINGI Came, I Saw, and I am Conquering I believe I have a personal responsibility to make a positive impact on society. From a young age I have always had the desire to help others in any capacity I was granted the opportunity. My belief that “service is the rent we pay for living” has [...]
CONTINUE READINGYH Inspiration Being a President is tough, but it’s even tougher to build and maintain the respect of those you lead. And once you got it, you don’t give up on those kind of people. The kind who trust you to rebuild, [...]
CONTINUE READINGIt is one year later, since unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was gunned down on a Stanford, Florida street while walking home. The alleged shooter George Zimmerman has been in custody and awaiting trial for a little under a year now. Trayvon’s family and many around the nation have been waiting for justice to be served. [...]
CONTINUE READINGChris Rock famously joked about slaves being taught or educated, “Nigger who taught you octagon.” Education has always been a valued asset, if you are wealthy and fortune you cherish it, if you are poor and unable you envy it. But it seems now its like education here in the African American community it means [...]
CONTINUE READINGTHERE IS NO LONGER A SENSE OF VALUE, SENSE OF APPRECIATION, OR HARD-WORK PRESENT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY! Without them we cannot achieve any real community safety; gone are the days where you could leave your front door open at any time, allowing children to play outside in the summer or trusting your neighbors. There used [...]
CONTINUE READINGThere once was Ella, Langston, Dorothy, Alvin; now we have Halle, Denzel, Alicia, Kerry and the list could go on. But then there’s a blank and voided spaces, sitting there left asking why. But the question really is, who’s next? The blank space is empty not simply because the next talents haven’t been discovered yet, [...]
CONTINUE READINGIt’s been said that small businesses are the backbone of the American Economy, that entrepreneurship is the catalyst of our growth. But does the same hold true for Black America? It can be said that Kobe, Lebron, Durant or Melo are rich, so is Jordan and Magic. But what sets the latter two aside is, [...]
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